The surgery lasted more than three hours; Doctor Strange's hands were truly amazing, and Black Widow was finally out of danger.
"Thank you! Thank you so much! Give me your bank account number, I'll transfer five hundred million US dollars to you tomorrow!"
Qin Xiao spoke with unusual sincerity.
"No need to thank me. Once I'm in the operating room, I'll do everything I can to save lives, even if I didn't come here voluntarily. When your friend brought me here, he said he was a special agent from some department. If I call the police now, do you think they'll arrest you? You just said you were going to cut off my hand, and you even threatened to kill my girlfriend."
Doctor Strange stared intently at Qin Xiao, clearly still resentful about being threatened earlier.
"To be honest, I don't know, but I do know that even if you arrest me, it won't do any good. You can find another way to get revenge on me—money, or beat me up?"
Black Widow is out of danger, and Qin Xiao is finally cracking a joke.
"Fine, my fists aren't as hard as a wall, nor as fast as a bullet. Since the police can't do anything to you, and I'm not interested in money, then you owe me one. What If...? I ever need your help in the future, you have to help me!"
Doctor Strange's answer was quite clever.
For an intelligence agent like Qin Xiao, with his superhuman physique and strength, doing a favor is much harder than getting money, especially since he himself isn't short of cash.
Qin Xiao smiled and gave him her phone number.
"The patient needs rest. I gave her a sedative. You'd better wait a few hours before going in to see her. Also, remember to pay for our wall!"
Doctor Strange also left in a hurry. He had to go to work the next day. As an operating room doctor, he needed to maintain plenty of physical strength and complete concentration to work well, which was why he only performed surgeries during working hours.
Although it sounds inhumane, there is some truth to it.
When Black Widow opened her eyes, it was already dawn, and Qin Xiao was sitting on a stool beside the hospital bed.
His eyes were vacant, and he held his head in his hands, gently swaying back and forth.
It's obvious they've been waiting for a long time; it must have been incredibly boring.
She looked slightly adorable, and Black Widow grinned.
I don't know why, but I really want to kiss his cheek right now.
Being with this boy always helps me forget all the messy things and awakens my childlike wonder.
Black Widow gently held onto the bed railing, wanting to sneak up and kiss Qin Xiao.
As a result, with the slightest exertion, the wound on his back was torn apart with pain.
"Oops!"
He cried out in pain.
Qin Xiao immediately stood up and said happily, "You're awake?"
"Yes!"
The sneak attack failed, and with Qin Xiao's help, Black Widow slowly sat up.
There was water and fresh flowers on the bedside table, along with a hot dog that I don't know how long ago I bought it.
This was clearly not Qin Xiao's breakfast or late-night snack.
"Did you buy this for me?"
Black Widow remembered that just before the incident, she had said she was hungry and wanted to eat a hot dog.
"That's right, I remember you said you were hungry last night. That hot dog cart must have been terrified, I couldn't find it. I bought this downstairs at the hospital, it tasted good, I tried one before buying the rest!"
Who eats a hot dog right after waking up from an injury?
Black Widow drank half a glass of water from Qin Xiao's hand and said...
"A good mood is more important than anything else. If you don't like it, I'll change it for you. You can eat whatever you want!"
"Then I'll have this hot dog!"
Black Widow's lips curled into a smile, just like a girl on a first date.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
"I think we came at the worst possible time. I bet if we had come in any later, they would have been kissing, and maybe even doing something in that hospital bed that would have made tomorrow's headlines a sex scandal."
It was Tony who spoke, and standing behind him was Hawkeye, whom we hadn't seen in a long time and who had been on missions.
"I was on vacation, staying home with the kids, but Laura heard you were injured and told me to come see you right away. These flowers are ones Laura picked herself last night!"
Hawkeye was holding a bunch of wildflowers in several colors, which Hawkeye wife had picked herself.
Black Widow and Hawkeye's entire family have a very good relationship; their relationship is actually somewhat similar to that of Rhodey and Tony.
In China parlance, it means they have a close family relationship.
"Please Laura for me. I'm coming over for dinner at her house in a while."
The arrival of the two instantly enlivened the ward. Not long after, Coulson also arrived. Qin Xiao gave Coulson a wink, and Coulson shook his head slightly.
Since we can't find a breakthrough in the sneak attack for the time being, let's first remove the thorn in Black Widow's side.
Qin Xiao found an opportunity and secretly called Hawkeye out alone.
"I want to know what exactly happened in Budapest?"
Although Hawkeye hasn't spent much time with the group lately, he has heard about Black Widow and Qin Xiao's situation.
Upon hearing Qin Xiao's question, Hawkeye sighed slightly and began to tell Qin Xiao about his first meeting with Black Widow.
At the time, Black Widow was still working for the Red Room when she encountered Hawkeye from S.H.I.E.L.D.. during an intelligence gathering operation.
Hawkeye originally had the opportunity to kill her, but Hawkeye knew that all the female agents in the Red Room had been trained, controlled, and brainwashed since childhood, so he tried his best to persuade Black Widow to surrender, join S.H.I.E.L.D.., and work together to deal with the Red Room.
However, S.H.I.E.L.D.. cannot accept an enemy agent based solely on Hawkeye's personal judgment, so a pledge of loyalty is needed.
They killed the leader of the Red Room, Dreykov!
To escape the Red Room and their pursuit, you must join S.H.I.E.L.D..
Desperate to escape the Red Room, the Black Widow planted a bomb in Dreykov's house, but Dreykov's youngest daughter, Antonia, returned before it could detonate.
The opportunity was fleeting; dealing with Dreykov wouldn't be so easy afterward.
So Black Widow made a tough decision and detonated the bomb.
Unfortunately, Antonia died, but Dreykov survived the explosion.
This move did earn her the trust of S.H.I.E.L.D.., but the blood debt of an innocent girl remains a thorn in Black Widow's side!
Budapest was simply the name of the safe house Hawkeye and Black Widow used during their assassination missions; it was also their code name.
"You mean, knowing the girl was innocent, she pressed the button herself to kill an innocent girl in order to completely escape the Red Room, right?"
Qin Xiao confirmed.
"You have no idea how terrifying the Red Room really is. I understand, but her actions, Qin, you can't imagine..."
Hawkeye, fearing Qin Xiao might have some ulterior motives, immediately spoke up for Black Widow.
"No! You've misunderstood. I was just confirming if this was the blood debt she's been carrying all along. I don't care about that girl's life or death; it wasn't her fault!"
Having received a definite answer, Qin Xiao pulled Hawkeye along, preparing to return to the ward.
After walking a few steps, Qin Xiao seemed to suddenly remember something.
"You mean, that Dreykov, the leader of the Red Room, isn't dead, right?"